Mumbai hiring, with Maharashtra compliance built in.

Our Mumbai corporate office serves employers across the city and the wider region with staffing on our rolls, payrolling, recruitment and the Maharashtra registrations that come with them.

Novelworx in Mumbai

Novelworx is a manpower and HR services firm headquartered in Bengaluru with a corporate office in Mumbai, Maharashtra. From Mumbai it provides Hire & Deploy staffing, payrolling, permanent recruitment, IT staff augmentation, and payroll and statutory compliance, including Maharashtra Professional Tax, to employers across the city and the wider region.

What we run in Mumbai

Built for a city that never stops hiring.

Payrolling Services

You choose the people. We take them onto our rolls and run payroll and statutory dues.

Payrolling services
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Payroll & Compliance

One HRIS for payroll, with Maharashtra PT, PF, ESIC and TDS on a managed calendar.

Payroll and compliance

Working in Maharashtra

Maharashtra rules, handled every month.

  1. Shops & Establishments

    Establishments in Mumbai come under the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017, with registration or intimation depending on size.

  2. Professional Tax

    Maharashtra employers typically hold two Professional Tax registrations: one to deduct and pay employees' tax, and one for the employer's own liability.

  3. Labour Welfare Fund

    Maharashtra runs a Labour Welfare Fund, with periodic employer and employee contributions as notified by the state.

  4. Contract labour

    Establishments using contract workers need principal employer registration and contractor records under the Labour Codes and Maharashtra's rules.

We check the current notified position for each registration before the first filing, and track changes after.

Why it matters

One region, several offices.

  1. A corporate office in Mumbai

    Recruitment and onsite HR from a team that works in the city.

  2. Pune and Goa nearby

    Further offices in Pune and Goa support clients across the western region.

  3. Two PT registrations, handled

    Maharashtra's split between employee and employer Professional Tax, kept straight.

Questions, answered

Does Novelworx have an office in Mumbai?

Yes. Mumbai is one of Novelworx's three corporate offices, alongside Bengaluru, which is the headquarters, and Chennai. From Mumbai, Novelworx provides Hire & Deploy staffing, payrolling, permanent recruitment, IT staff augmentation, onsite HR, and payroll and statutory compliance to employers across the city and the wider region.

Does Novelworx offer payrolling services in Mumbai?

Yes. With Novelworx payrolling, a Mumbai employer chooses the people and Novelworx takes them onto its rolls. Novelworx then runs onboarding, payroll, PF, ESIC, Maharashtra Professional Tax, TDS, attendance, leave and exits through one central HRIS, and reports to the client every month.

How does Professional Tax work in Maharashtra?

Maharashtra levies Professional Tax at state level. Employers typically hold one registration to deduct tax from employees' salaries and pay it to the state, and another for the employer's own Professional Tax liability. Rates and due dates are as notified. Novelworx manages both registrations and the filings for its clients.

Which Shops and Establishments law applies in Mumbai?

Establishments in Mumbai come under the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017. Depending on size, an establishment either registers or files an intimation, and must follow rules on hours, leave and records. Novelworx checks what each Mumbai location needs before people start.

Does Novelworx have other offices near Mumbai?

Yes. Besides its Mumbai corporate office, Novelworx has offices in Pune and Goa that support clients in the western region. Its headquarters is in Bengaluru, with a further corporate office in Chennai. Payroll and compliance run centrally, while recruitment and onsite HR are delivered locally in each city.

Can Novelworx deploy staff across Maharashtra?

Yes. Novelworx deploys staff on its own rolls at client sites across Maharashtra and the rest of India through Hire & Deploy staffing. Before people start at a new site, Novelworx checks the registrations the location needs, including Professional Tax and Shops and Establishments, so the deployment begins compliant.

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